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Egypt's PM Welcomes Global Luxury Brands to Explore Investment Opportunities
Wed 23 Jul 2025 | 11:52 PM Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met today with representatives of major global luxury brands in New Alamein City, aiming to position Egypt as a regional hub for high-end retail and attract new foreign direct...

Shell Greenlights Egyptian Gas Project to Bolster Domestic Supply
Shell has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the development of the Mina West offshore gas field in Egypt’s Mediterranean waters, a move aimed at alleviating the country’s widening domestic supply gap and reinforcing its integrated gas...

Remembering a few of Bayfest's best moments, 20 years after it left UWGB
Before there was the Farmers Market on Broadway, ArtFest or the Titletown District, there was Bayfest. One of Green Bay’s original and longest-running festivals, Bayfest attracted more than 100,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay grounds...

Cairo Capital Developments delivers first phase of Lake West 1
Cairo Capital Developments has announced the delivery of the first phase of its flagship residential project, Lake West 1, located in Sheikh Zayed City. Yasser Khalaf, Chairperson of Cairo Capital Developments, said the Lake West project spans 43...

Turkey eyes closer Egypt ties with crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
Turkey has deported an Egyptian citizen accused of membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East Eye has learned. Mohamed Abdelhafiz, a long-term legal resident of Turkey, was detained at Istanbul Airport on Monday upon returning from a...

NASAMS Order Egypt’s Latest Step To Diversify Air Defense
A NASAMS surface-to-air missile launcher is seen during production at the assembly line of the ... More Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace weapons factory in Kongsberg, Norway on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Petter BERNTSEN / AFP) (Photo by PETTER...
Egypt Proposes Geographical Indication for Ras Sedr Olive Oil
Summary Efforts to develop olive farming in Ras Sedr, Egypt have led to a proposal for a new geographical indication (GI) for the local extra virgin olive oil, a crucial step in adding value to the product and opening new...

Kuwait, Qatar to invest billions in Egypt
Gulf cash is flowing to Egypt, with investors targeting hard assets rather than continuing the practice of providing financial aid to Cairo. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is reportedly finalizing a $4 billion tourism project in Ras Alam El-Rum,...
Gaza ceasefire negotiations to resume next week: Egyptian source
CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Gaza ceasefire negotiations are expected to resume next week after Israel reviews Hamas' latest response to a truce proposal, a high-ranking Egyptian security official told Xinhua on Friday. The source, speaking on...

MENA Sports Wrap: Morocco roar past Ghana to reach WAFCON final
Morocco will be vying for victory on home soil on Saturday, after securing their place in the final following a penalty shootout win over Ghana [Getty/file photo] Morocco's Atlas Lionesses booked their place in this year's WAFCON final after...

‘You can’t fake that’: Trump sees ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, says Israel must do more
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he is “not particularly convinced” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assurance that there is no starvation in Gaza, and later asserted there was “real starvation” in the Strip, adding: “You can’t...

TUI shares details inside its new cruise ship set to sail Egypt's waterways from November
TUI has unveiled impressive refurbishments onboard, which include Arabic-influenced designs and lots of great places to eat and drink. The ship accommodates 146 passengers across 74 cabins and joins TUI Al Horeya in the company's Egyptian fleet....

The Best Tool to Protect Your Home From Disaster Might Be in Your Pocket
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Chris Heinrich will never forget the winter day he and his family evacuated their home in Altadena, California, as a...

Cairo-based architectural company acquires Calgary firms, selects city as North American HQ
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business A rendering shows the Shawnee Seniors Community project designed by Arup Datta Architects for AgeCare. Photo by Courtesy, Arup Datta Architects /Postmedia Network Article content Since moving to Canada in 1974 from...

The Oslo Illusion – the ‘peace process’ that betrayed two peoples
MORE than 30 years ago, the world applauded the handshake on the White House lawn between Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin with President Bill Clinton looking on. The Oslo Accords were envisioned and sold to us as a peaceful end to the...

Elizabeth Shackelford: Burning down America’s best tool for peace and prosperity
On July 11, the U.S. State Department imposed sweeping layoffs as part of a large-scale reorganization. Why should this matter to you? Violence is surging across the globe — 2024 saw the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over 70...

Egypt's FM Delivers Message from President Sisi to Niger President
Wed 23 Jul 2025 | 08:06 PM Acting on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty delivered a written message to President Abdourahamane Tiani of Niger during an official visit to Niamey, the capital of Niger....

Slovak Egyptologists look into mystery of ‘black houses’
The latest archaeological dig by a team of Slovak Egyptologists has unearthed a slew of interesting artefacts – and added to an ancient mystery. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The dig was...

God Looks Like Jesus: Literary Crucifixes?
Here I continue my discussion of Greg Boyd’s latest book God Who Looks Like Jesus: A Renewed Approach to Understanding God with Chapter 4: Literary Crucifixes. If you have read the chapter, feel free to comment. If not, fee free to ask a question....

Egypt’s Flend raises $3 million in debt and equity for its embedded SME lending platform
Egyptian fintech startup Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding round to scale its embedded SME lending platform across Egypt’s underserved small business sector. The round combined equity and debt financing, with Egypt Ventures leading the...